Perhaps the best-known Maori rock art site in the South Island, the vivid red images at Takiroa, near Duntroon, reveal a range of different techniques and images, most notably the long horizontal reptilian figure in the main shelter. Drawn, painted or scratched in a scraffito-like process, identifiable forms include European-style sailing vessels and horses as well as taniwha, birds and other animals. In 1916 several pieces of marked rock were removed and are now housed in museums around the country.
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